How is someone emotionally hurting your child worse than someone directly attacking you?

Anonymous
My father has gotten in physical fights during his earlier years against bullies and lastely with the guy an ex girlfriend cheated with. He lost, drew and won some. He got beaten and had a black eye once. To him, none of that (not even if a burglar beat him up) compares to the day I got lied to, cheated on and used. I'm now 26 and that's 4 years I'll never get back; wasted for nothing. I was a virgin when we met. He also owes me over $4,000. When he found out about the money, my father locked himself in his room for several moments. He had an expression of anger and sadness I've never seen before.

My ex boyfriend relocated to another state; very far away. My father sent him a message on his FB messenger stating ''You cowardly SOB. I always hated you. Give her money back or else may you have a miserable life. I wish you the worst. May the money she gave you burn in your hands. I curse you to the fullest. I HATE YOU. I'll track you down someday m***** f*****'. BEWARE''. He immediately blocked my father and we haven't heard from him since. To him, it felt exactly like getting stabbed in the heart. He would've rather prefer getting beaten in a fight than seeing what I've gone through. He ended up feeling more hurt than me.

Logically someone hurting your child emotionally is indirect because you weren't the victim of their lies nor scams. Secondly, you getting beaten in a fight (bruised and bloodied) is an actual physical pain vs finding out your child just underwent a love deception. How is someone breaking your child's heart worse than someone directly attacking you?
How is someone emotionally hurting your child worse than someone directly attacking you?
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